adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
achesnounUS /eɪks/
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
age'snounUS /ˈeɪdʒɪz/
possessive form of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
arrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
electedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
festivitynounUS /feˈstɪvəti/
any joyous diversion
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
functionsnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃənz/
plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
Gaudeamus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
Greif's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
hummed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
Korps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
To-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to be Greif’s last appearance in public as a fellow.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Rex sat in a careless attitude in a corner of Greif’s small room, watching his friend as he arrayed himself in the official dress of a Korps student for the coming festivity.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-morrow there would be a meeting of the Korps and he would resign his functions, and some one else would be elected in his stead.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Rex watched him curiously and hummed the first stanza of the ‘Gaudeamus’-- ‘Give our hearts to gladness, then, While the young life flashes!
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading When our joyous youth is gone, When old age’s aches are done, Earth shall have our ashes!’
